Here Surprising Connection Downton Abbey Princess Diana

She was very close to the family who owned the Highclere Castle known.


princess diana was undoubtedly the biggest star of the drama of real life that has swept the royal family of Great Britain during his life, but it is also an interesting connection to "Downton Abbey," the very popular period drama that aired for seven seasons in the world and is expected to hit the big screen next year.

One of his closest friends and confidants wasHarry Herbert, Younger brother of the Earl of Carnarvon, who owns Highclere Castle, the iconic English countryside where "Downton Abbey" was filmed. His father, the seventh Earl of Carnarvon, who was known as Porchy wasQueen ElizabethIs race director. The first set of Netflix hit series "The Crown" portrays Porchy friendship with the queen as a source of tension in her marriagePrince Philip.

Herbert was one of the persons entrusted Diana when her marriagePrince Charles was in ruins. When I interviewed Herbert few years its thoroughbred racing business Highclere and mentioned that I had written about book on the Princess, I discovered the amazing friendship between them.

Herbert said he met Diana when they were both teenagers and described it as "a vision of beauty, full of laughter and energy. "He added:" She was a very special person. »

The queen knew of close friendship with Diana Herbert and even sought his counsel when appeared headed toward marriage Wales for divorce. It ITV said in a conversation he had with the Queen at Balmoral summer. "The queen wanted to talk [Diana and Charles marital woes] because she was so worried about Diana," he said. "It was a sad discussion, a really sad moment because that was all the worse. »

Herbert said he cherished the time he spent with Diana during visits to his apartment in Kensington Palace after the divorce. "She might feel very lonely," he said. "But his boys come into the room and his face lit up. They were the most important thing in the world to her. »

When I asked what Diana was thinking of men his son became, he said, "You can see in the way Diana William and Harry are with people. She would be very proud. »

Last year, the ITV and HBO documentary,Diana, Our Mother: His Life and Legacy, Herbert revealed: "People often ask me if I was in love with her. I said of course I was. Everyone was. »

And for more little known facts about the most expensive princess in the world, do not missThe secret message behind manicure Princess Diana.

Diane Clehane is a journalist and author of New YorkImagine Diana andDiana: the secrets of his style.

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